Another word for spy

spy Synonyms

spy

n.

secret agent, intelligence agent, counterintelligence agent, counterspy, operative, espionage agent, double agent, emissary, scout, detective, observer, watcher, wiretapper, intelligencer, undercover man, secret-service agent, peeping Tom, mole*, spook*, Mata Hari*.

spy Synonyms

spy

v.

To see
view, behold, descry; see see 1.
To act as a spy
scout, observe, watch, examine, scrutinize, take note, search, discover, look for, hunt, turn over, peer, pry, spy upon, set a watch on, hound, trail, follow, gumshoe*, heel*, sleuth*, spot*, fish out*; see also meddle 1, 2.

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Another word for spy

noun

A person who secretly observes others to obtain information:

agent, operative. (Informal) spook. Idiom: secret (or undercover) agent. See investigate

verb

To observe or listen in secret to obtain information:
eavesdrop. See investigate
To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly:
catch, descry, detect, discern, espy, glimpse, spot. See see